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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ Enhance Your Xbox One Racing Experience with the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider Racing Wheel by Maurice Branch

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good starting wheel but only for earlier Forza games, it's deprecated for newer Forza games.

This Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel is a great fit for older Forza 5 and Forza Horizon 3. You will also need a Buy or build a rig to 'fix' the wheel and leave room for the pedals, so if you're buying this for an X-Box One you'll need some sort of stand or table to secure or screw the wheel in. It's It is not possible to simply use the wheel separately, therefore a second assembly purchase of a mechanism is required to fit the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel.The Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel was developed for the newer Forza and Forza Horizon games marked deprecated. I'm NOT a simracer and don't claim to be one. I've had the good fortune to race some crazy sims and I know I'm not an expert, but I do have a bit know-how to keep the car on course. I bought a Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider steering wheel looking for a Simcade option where I want to use a steering wheel and not just a controller for Xbox1. But there are settings that can be tweaked so the wheel works well in older Forza and Forza Horizon games, but just isn't available in newer Forzas games and newer Horizon games. For example, the degree radius available for a wheel in recent games is only 270 degrees instead of the expected 900 degrees, and some Simcade driver or simulation overdrive fixes are simply not available. There are two ways to fix this, either in firmware updates for the wheel itself, or when Turn 10/Forza patches their software to accommodate the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel, as is the case in Forza 5. Neither side is attempting to update the patch or firmware to make the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel compatible with newer Forza games, and that collaboration is required for the peripherals to work, new novice drivers who want to enjoy the wheel need to know add it to great driving games, maybe look elsewhere or stick to the controllers for their driving fix. If you have Forza 5, it works great in Forza 5, but newer Forza engines don't allow a usable range to simply use the wheel (and to set the impossible wheel lock in game around), resulting in players not making that purchase can use. , and most likely any mounting jig you purchased to use with the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider steering wheel. I've also tried mimicking and importing the same settings from other wheels and the stock X-Box controller to match the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel, but the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel just doesn't have the ranges or settings that the standard Xbox controller has. or other steering wheels for newer Forza games. I will continue to monitor the Turn10, Forza, and Thrustmasters forums for solutions to the outdated Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel for new racing games. If you haven't bought a racing wheel yet, you'll definitely want to explore your wheel's compatibility, gaming system, and support for new racing games. If the controller cannot support the 900 degree, oversteer, and wheel lockup ride configurations, continue searching for a wheel that supports these configurations. The Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel is just lost in the dust for new games, but if you only intend to play Forza 5 and Forza Horizon 3, tuning the Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider wheel will make it a very good entry-level wheel for those make it older. Forza games.

Pros
  • 11" / 28 cm Wheel - 7/10 scale replica of the wheel of a real Ferrari 458 Spider sports car.
Cons
  • Quick Start Guide